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Webster 1913 Edition


Virile

Vi′rile

(?; 277)
,
Adj.
[L.
virilis
, fr.
vir
a man; akin to AS.
wer
: cf. F.
viril
. See
Werewolf
,
World
, and cf.
Decemvir
,
Virago
,
Virtue
.]
Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an adult man; characteristic of developed manhood; hence, masterful; forceful; specifically, capable of begetting; – opposed to womanly, feminine, and puerile;
as,
virile
age,
virile
power,
virile
organs
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Virile

VI'RILE

,
Adj.
[L. virilis, from vir, a man, vireo.]
1.
Pertaining to a man, in the eminent sense of the word, [not to man, in the sense of the human race;] belonging to the male sex; as virile age.
2.
Masculine; not puerile or feminine; as virile strength or vigor.

Definition 2024


virile

virile

English

Adjective

virile (comparative more virile, superlative most virile)

  1. Being manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
  2. (physiology, of a male) Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse.
  3. (grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.

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Danish

Adjective

virile

  1. definite singular of viril
  2. plural of viril

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viʁil/

Adjective

virile

  1. feminine singular of viril

Italian

Etymology

From Latin virilis.

Adjective

virile m, f (masculine and feminine plural virili)

  1. virile

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Latin

Adjective

virīle

  1. nominative neuter singular of virīlis
  2. accusative neuter singular of virīlis
  3. vocative neuter singular of virīlis

Romanian

Adjective

virile f pl, n pl

  1. feminine plural nominative form of viril
  2. feminine plural accusative form of viril
  3. neuter plural nominative form of viril
  4. neuter plural accusative form of viril